Sep
27
2007
Sep
27
2007

Freeeeeeedom!

Every place that I go seems to get a theme song stuck in my head.

The song for my kung fu experience in Deng Feng strangely ended as being “Country roads” by John Denver. My whole team ,which comes from a multitude of different countries, knows at least the chorus and we have sang it on various occasions like while running to lift our spirits. My German friend Jonathan knows the enire song. I am from the region the song is talking about and I don’t even know the words!

As expected, my exit from the Shaolin kung fu school (Shaolin Temple Xiao Long Wu Yuan) which has been my home for the last 32 days was bittersweet. For what seems like an eternity, I have laid in my bed at night and thought of this day. It is hard to believe that the day has come.

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Sep
22
2007

Needles!!!

acupuncture in China

Another member of my group gets treated for a sore neck

I watched as another long needle slid easily into my knee.

OK, Im lying. I had my head turned and eyes closed like a big baby, but there WAS a long needle stuck in my knee. Nine of them to be exact, stuck between my left knee and right shoulder. A couple of them only had an inch or two showing on the surface and I tried not to think about how long they were when we started!

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